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… This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist … works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other organisms – …

… Learn more about PhycoCosm, the largest interactive collection of sequenced algal genomes, omics data and comparative analysis tools developed by the Joint Genome …

… to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled … out these distractions. Combining genome and transcriptome information allowed the team to have a much more … than expected. The transcriptome data had suggested about a 50/50 split between fungal and bacterial enzymes. …

… Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with … individual genome highlighting the fact that the genetic information in a single reference genome is insufficient. … some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science …